Of 100 lbs. of dry substance in the food, there is found in the excrements:

Dry Substance.CowOxSheepHorseMean
In the Dung38.0 lbs.45.6 lbs.46.9 lbs.42.0 lbs.43.1 lbs.
In the Urine 9.1 ” 5.8 ” 6.6 ” 3.6 ” 6.3 ”
Total dry substance in the Manure47.1 ”51.4 ”53.5 ”45.6 ”49.4 ”

Of 100 lbs. of organic substance in the food, there is found in the excrements:

Organic Substance.CowOxSheepHorseMean
In the Dung36.5 lbs.43.9 lbs.45.6 lbs.38.2 lbs.41.0 lbs.
In the Urine 6.0 ” 3.2 ” 3.9 ” 2.5 ” 3.9 ”
Total organic substance in Manure42.5 ”47.1 ”49.5 ”40.7 ”44.9 ”

Of 100 lbs. of nitrogen in the food, there is found in the excrements:

Nitrogen.CowOxSheepHorseMean
In the Dung45.5 lbs.51.0 lbs.43.7 lbs.56.1 lbs.49.1 lbs.
In the Urine18.3 ”38.6 ”51.8 ”27.3 ”34.0 ”
Total Nitrogen in Manure63.8 ”89.6 ”95.5 ”83.4 ”83.1 ”

Of 100 lbs. mineral matter in the food, there is found in the excrements:

Mineral Matter.CowOxSheepHorseMean
In the Dung53.9 lbs. 70.8 lbs. 63.2 lbs. 85.6 lbs. 68.4 lbs.
In the Urine43.1 ” 46.7 ” 40.3 ” 16.3 ” 35.1 ”
Total mineral matter in Manure97.0 ”117.5 ”103.5 ”101.9 ”103.5 ”

The excess of mineral matter is due to the mineral matter in the water drank by the animals.

The following tables of analyses are copied in full from the last edition (1875), of Dr. Emil Wolff’s Praktische Düngerlehre.